France vs Germany is a fixture that never disappoints in football, even if the match is officially a friendly.
Perhaps Les Bleus were a little too accommodating to their guests when they met at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium on Saturday night.
Germany, clouded by a staggeringly poor record since Euro 2020 and with high expectations to turn it around ahead of this summer’s championships on home soil, could not really afford to succumb to any major setbacks against their neighbours.
But Julian Nagelsmann’s men made the perfect start. It could hardly have gone any better – Florian Wirtz broke the deadlock with only seven seconds on the clock.
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) March 23, 2024
1-0 Germany.
FLORIAN WIRTZ OPENS THE SCORE AWAY VS FRANCE AFTER 7 SECONDS WITH AN INSANE GOAL !!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK !!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/qFVFw5aL1n
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) March 23, 2024
😳 Florian Wirtz (20) needed just 7 seconds to score vs France. What a season he is having. Incredible. ✨🇩🇪 @TF1 pic.twitter.com/wukQ03z2qw
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) March 23, 2024
The Bayer Leverkusen playmaker let fly from around 25 yards and his effort completely caught Bricw Samba by surprise.
Brice Samba titulaire pic.twitter.com/rP2NEnaJzC
— Manu. (@theLyvr_) March 23, 2024
France goalkeeper ws also a spectator…
Good goal 🔥
— Calm Doctor (@Bezeley_MBChB1) March 23, 2024
Who came up with the assist? The returning Toni Kroos, of course.
🧞♂️🇩🇪 Toni Kroos with an assist just 8 seconds after his return with German national team.
Kroos assist, Florian Wirtz goal. pic.twitter.com/Qotkn2QEMx
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 23, 2024
wirtz??? the game just started? kroos assist already? gents let the game marinate pic.twitter.com/DLeBW69maC
— 💎 (@TJayyyy_1) March 23, 2024
Spare a thought for legendary coach Didier Deschamps, whose 150th match in charge of France started in crazy fashion despite his defensive ways.
Didier Deschamps takes charge of his 150th France game tonight against Germany in almost 12 years at the helm! He has 97 wins, 27 draws and only 25 defeats so far and has taken his team to three finals in the last four tournaments. This is incredible!🇫🇷@FrenchTeam pic.twitter.com/nolj8vvgLo
— Julien Laurens (@LaurensJulien) March 23, 2024
Deschamps, man. Starting 4 CBs while benching Theo and Clauss smh pic.twitter.com/00RgMvVpB3
— Mayank (@ImMayankB) March 23, 2024
What’s even more concerning for France is they nearly went two down moments later, with Kai Havertz fluffing his lines when bearing down on goal.
📸 – Havertz almost makes it 2-0 within 2 minutes but he misses the ball! pic.twitter.com/ZvX3aZKNbU
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) March 23, 2024
He did, to his credit, open up the space for Wirtz to create the first goal. So fair enough. Please don’t come after us, Arsenal fans.
Havertz created the space for that goal. Wow man what a player.
— PME 🚭🦅🗽🇺🇸 (@mariEscobarPME) March 23, 2024
Havertz decoy run https://t.co/E13PVj4SOu pic.twitter.com/8ZG0YA4mld
— ezio auditore da firenze (@_nosetalgia_) March 23, 2024
Anyone up for France vs Germany again at the Euros this summer? Anyone?
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